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Tracks
Chris Cohen
Overgrown Path
Optimist High

TRACK

Optimist High

Release date: 23rd July 2012

From Overgrown Path

About This Track

"Optimist High" is a track by Chris Cohen, from the album Overgrown Path, released 23rd July 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Chris Cohen

Chris Cohen

Lyrics

Optimist High

Too much of a good thing

Summer's here, it never goes away

Pap pap pap pap pap pam pam pam

Pap pap pap pap pap pam pam pam

Too much of a good thing

Taking in the countenance of every stranger

We rely on the optimist high

Oh my city

Promised nothing

Still we hope, forever trusting

All forgiven

Right or wrong

Darkest summer days are gone

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh hoo ooh

Dialin' up all the people you know

Hold them close, closer to your ear

Pap pap pap pap pap pam pam pam

Pap pap pap pap pap pam pam pam

Dial up all the people you know

We can hope the living always meet again

We rely on the optimist high

Oh my city

Promised nothing

Still we hope, forever trusting

All forgiven

Right or wrong

Darkest summer days are gone

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Track details

From Overgrown Path

2012

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Chris Cohen, Nedelle Torrisi
Producer: Chris Cohen
Mastering Engineer: Greg Saunier